Lot 1243
1243
A RARE SILK BROCADE THANGKA
Property From a Private West Coast Collection 
A RARE SILK BROCADE THANGKA

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A RARE SILK BROCADE THANGKA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Woven in blue, green, peach, ochre and gold threads depicting Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne and holding an alms bowl in his lap, surrounded by Vaisravana, the Yellow and Black Jambhalas, Avalokitesvara, Padmapani, Visvabhu, Kasyapa and the white and green Taras
27 in. (68.6 cm.) x 20¼ in. (51.4 cm.), mounted

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Lot Essay

Compare an almost identical, though slightly larger, silk brocade thangka of Maitreya illustrated by J. Vollmer, Silks for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles from the Liao Through the Qing Dynasty, Myrna Myers, 2003, no. 65.

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